Zuma to appeal medical parole ruling
The Jacob Zuma Foundation says it believes Wednesday's court ruling on the former president's release from prison is wrong.
The High Court in Pretoria has set aside the decision to release Zuma on medical parole in September, saying it was unlawful.
Zuma was sentenced to 15 months in prison for contempt of court after refusing to testify at the Zondo Commission of Inquiry.
After serving a stint at the Estcourt Correctional Centre, former National Commissioner of Correctional Services Arthur Fraser overrode a decision by the parole board and decided to release the former president.
The foundation's Mzwanele Manyi says the former president's legal team will be filing an application for leave of appeal the judgment.
"In terms of Section 17 of the Superior Courts Act on the grounds that the judgment is clearly wrong and there are strong prospects that a higher court will come to a totally different conclusion."
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